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I will assume that anyone reading this blog also follows the news closely and would know that there are several things that have happened or are happening now that are just flat out WRONG. The two I will mention today are the “border enforcement in Arizona” and the events surrounding the “New Black Panther Party”. It would seem that our current Attorney General needs to take time out from his busy schedule and read the Constitution which he took an oath to up-hold, because he obviously missed a few parts with his first reading. A couple of the parts he should pay especially close attention to would be as follows, Article 4 Section 4 which reads “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence”. Article 4 Section 2 which reads “The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States”. In the case of the second all privileges include the right to vote un-impeded which was not the case in some places where the “New Black Panther Party” chose to station themselves, and for which criminal acts AG Eric Holder refuses to prosecute. But at the same time he has no problem going to court to bring action against the Sovereign State of Arizona because they have chosen to pass a law that in essence does the job the Federal government is tasked with under Article 4 Section 4. For these and other reasons I truly believe Mr. Holder should re-read the Constitution, and that the Congress needs to proceed with “Articles of Impeachment” against Mr. Holder because obviously he is not fit or qualified to hold the office of Attorney General. Have a nice day.

A friend sent me the article from the “Family Research Council” found at the end of this post. Once again we find that when our government can’t get one of their pet projects past Congress they find a back-door way to accomplish their goal. We need to stay on top of this with our senators and congressman with this matter. And as a point of reference letters to your senator or congressman get logged-in to the record but e-mails and faxes do not. So please write letters to let these people know this has to be stopped. Have a nice day, Gary

In the Red, but Going Green

When it was obvious that Congress didn’t have the votes to move the cap-and-trade bill, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moved on to Plan B: bypassing the House and Senate altogether. Instead of waiting on Congress, agency officials decided on the next best thing–imposing the emission rules without any input from Capitol Hill. As we speak, the EPA is putting the final touches on a set of regulations that would kick thousands of businesses off U.S. soil and close the doors on countless others. Those of us lucky enough to survive the corporate crunch will be staring down huge jumps in food, housing, and transportation costs.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) points out that giving bureaucrats this type of unilateral authority is a recipe for disaster. She and 41 of her colleagues are trying to put the brakes on the agency’s power grab with a special resolution of disapproval. If S.J. Res. 26 squeaks through the House and Senate, it would go a long way to rolling back the global warming agenda. In fact, experts say it would probably gut some of the ridiculous environmental push–a push that would affect everything from big business and manufacturing plants to small farms, nursing homes, country schools, and hospitals.

As Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wy.) points out, every industry that uses “fossil fuels to heat, cool, light, or run… its operation” would be affected. More than a million of them would need EPA permits just to function. And according to Tom Borelli’s great op-ed in Townhall, this whole process “could cost [taxpayers] over $15 billion to process just one type of permit nationwide.” For most Americans, it’s a double whammy. Business owners would be hit on the front end, and taxpayers will be hurt on the back. Sen. Murkowski’s resolution lands on the Senate floor in two days. On June 10, Congress will decide who’s in charge of setting American policy: elected officials or unelected bureaucrats. Let your elected representatives know where you stand. Contact your senators and tell them to support S.J. Res. 26.

Please remember all our veterans and most especially our fallen heroes this Memorial Day. They all earned and DESERVE our respect.

Incumbents can be tossed out of office when enough people get fed-up with their crappy attitudes. More and more are getting kicked to the curb this election cycle than has happened in a long time. Here in my home state of West Virginia we got rid of one on Tuesday that needed to go. Rep. Alan Mollahan is now among the ranks of the defeated. People from all over the state were working phones among other things to make it happen. I was hoping we could weaken him for Nov. but he couldn’t even win his party’s primary, so it can be done folks. If everyone helps we “CAN” begin to take our country back from the politicians. Remember, it is “we the people” who have our say on election day. Have a nice day, Gary

It is my privilege to to introduce the newest writer here at Patriotic Prepper, Mr Michael Short. This gentleman, whom I’m proud to call friend, is I think imminently qualified to write for this blog. He is a retired Marine with 22years active service to our country, was a POW in Vietnam and I think that qualifies him as a “Patriot”. He just had a book published that was on the bookstore shelves on Saturday and has already sold 6000 copies and that definitely qualifies him to write for this blog. By the way, if you would like to check-out his new book you can find it here . Also, if you like his book and would like an autographed copy they will be available exclusively at the United States Prepper Networks “Prepper Products” store by the first of next week. Welcome Mike, happy to have you on board, now give them he!! my friend, Gary

Recently the governor of Arizona signed in to law a bill passed by the legislature giving law enforcement the duty and right to ask anyone to prove they are in this country legally. The fire-storm of criticism heaped on her for this action has been beyond the realm of reality. When did it become wrong to detain criminals? The Constitution says in Article 1  Section 8, one of the duties of Congress is to establish an uniform “Rule of Naturalization”. In Article 4 Section 4 it says “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence”. Illegals are coming across the border into Az. at a rate of 1000 per day, and I’m sure if that was Mexican troops it would be considered an invasion. So, I ask what is the difference? And since there is a way available to come into this country legally and these people choose not to use it they are criminals plain and simple and they come under the law by these actions. And I believe criminals  should expect to be detained for their actions. It seems to me that the state of Az. is only cleaning up the mess left after the federal government hasn’t done their job of securing the border. The term “illegal alien” itself denotes that a law has been broken, so I ask, what makes these people think they are entitled to break our law and there be no consequences? All of us should applaud the Governor and Legislature of Az. for these actions. As always, have a nice day, Gary.

I think we all know that we need to change things in Washington because this last bit of change hasn’t worked out to well us common people. As the title suggest, we need to get back to citizen legislators as stated in the Constitution and away from career politicians. In the months from now to the fall elections I’ve decided to mention some candidates here that my research shows have strong conservatives values and ideas that are much needed in Washington and some state capitols at this time. Some you may have heard of and others I’m sure will be little know outside of their states. Also if a reader thinks they have a good candidate in their area, send me some info and if the research proves out I’ll be happy to give them a mention here.

This morning I’m going to mention two candidates, one you have probably heard of and the other not likely. The first is from the 4th Congressional District of Mass. For those of you who may not know that district is now represented by Barney Franks, who gives “pompous wind-bag” a whole new meaning. The man who my research shows would be a very good person to fill that seat is Sean Bielat, a former Marine and strong fiscal conservative. Find out more about the man here, http://seanbielat.org/, and if you live in Mass. and like what you see give him your support.

The second candidate is for the senate in Fla. I think Marco Rubio would be a voice for the conservative task of taking back our government in Washington. You can find more information about him here,  http://marcorubio.com/. If you live in Fla. I think he would make you a very good senator.

In closing a reminder. If you have read my previous post you already know I do not think we should ever have a two-term senator or a three-term representative so these people need to know “we the people” will not put up with anymore “politics as usual” in our representatives to Washington. As always, have a great day, Gary.

Why do we need to understand the phrase “consent of the governed”? Because our government does not have it at this time. I think we all need to understand what this phrase and what spot it holds in our history. Most people don’t even think about it and some do not know where it comes from and only hear it used by conservative talk show host. Some think it comes from our constitution but that document is not it’s source. This phrase comes from the second paragraph of our Declaration of Independence. You can find it lots of places on the net but here it is,

” We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”

Now may be the time when we need to exercise the right of the people to alter the government. We definitely have an administration at this time who does not have or seem to care about having the “consent of the governed”. We need to use the ballot box from the local level right on up to the federal level to change this runaway government we have at present. If I had my way there would be no such thing as a “two term senator or a three term congressmen”.  Since the politicians do not seem to think term limits are a good or necessary thing it might be time for we the people to show them the error of their thinking and their ways. It is not that hard really, just do not vote for any incumbents in this election coming or the next two following and then never vote for an incumbent senator or a two term congressman. Did you know they are not covered by the same healthcare that they just foisted off on us by ramming it through when 67% of the people did not want it. I promise you if we take away their plum retirement plan and their special deal health care plan they will not want to be career politicians.

Do you not think it is time for some of that change of government our founding fathers were talking about instead of the kind our present administration is using? I do not know about others but I’m not real fond of this brand of change we have in our nation’s capitol today. Please give this some serious thought and perhaps you too will see the need for change from the “politics as usual of the current leadership in Washington. As always, have a great day, Gary.

Just in case you might have forgotten, today is “Patriots’ Day” and everyone should do something to honor those men plus something to further the cause of freedom here in the United States. Have a nice day.

As if we need another reason to worry about our government shredding the Constitution and our rights as citizens. Rep. John Dingell in an interview with a Detroit radio show said and I quote, “DINGELL: Paul W., we’re not ready to be doing it. But let me remind you, this has been going on for years. We are bringing it to a halt. The harsh fact of the matter is, when you’re going to pass legislation that will cover 300 [million] American people in different ways, it takes a long time to do the necessary administrative steps that have to be taken to put the legislation together to control the people.”. One of the socialist in the government finally slipped-up and admitted what their real plan is. Read more here http://mediamatters.org/research/201003240065. This is just one more example of the people in government thinking they know best and all we can do is quietly accept their plans for us. I say not so, enough is enough, we need to start pushing back. Learn the Constitution and “KNOW” your rights and then stand up for them against those who would take them from you. One of the things I think would be a good first step is, if you live in a state that is challenging their latest atrocity called healthcare then support your state officials. Also, if you live in a state that is making a 10th Amendment push then support those lawmakers. If your state is not doing this then contact your state representatives and push them to do so. Make demands of them to take back from the federal government what should be State issues. Politicians understand two things very well, votes and money. Withhold both and they will hear you. Please take a stand and start working now before it’s to late.